The largest Bulgarian trade union, the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria (KNSB), is pushing for the minimum wage to be increased to 760 leva (388 euro) from July 1.
Ahead of the KNSB congress in Sofia, the confederation's president Plamen Dimitrov said that the main goal is for Bulgarians to reach 70% of the living standards of the average European in five years and this is not a chimera.
"I expect the budget update to include earmarked funds for social stability. All international financial institutions are warning about an imminent two-year inflation. The government's decisions should be directed first and foremost to social protection in order to reduce the effects of the crisis and high prices," Bulgarian Vice President Iliana Iotova urged at the congress.
Under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, Spain has said it will send two aircraft, each with a capacity of around 6 tonnes, to help fight the wildfires in Bulgaria. It is likely that the flying machines will be able to join the extinguishing efforts as..
Bulgaria is actively working with Greece and Romania to secure EU funding for infrastructure projects to be used for both military and civilian purposes. This is what Bulgaria's Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov explained to the MPs in Parliament..
Sofia Airport has not been affected by the global IT outage , which has hampered companies from all over the world, the press centre of Sofia Airport told BTA. There might be cancelled or delayed flights because of other affected airports or..
A state of emergency remains in force in seven villages in the border municipality of Bolyarovo. The fight against the fire at the village of Voden..
A fire has started in Greece a kilometre and a half from the Bulgarian border and is slowly moving towards it. The fire is located in an extremely..
A total of 60 officers from the Bezmer and Kabile units are on the ground with equipment for firefighting, Bulgaria's Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov..
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